Dayton Depot Fashion Show

DAYTON-"Women are going to be excited about it," Museum Director Tamara Fritze said about the new exhibit currently on display at the Dayton Historic Depot.

This exhibit includes clothing, foundation garments, and hats and purses, from the 1890s through 1989, with accompanying history for each decade about fashion and culture.

Fritze said it has taken about a month to finish the exhibit.

"Matching the dress form to the clothing was the most challenging part," she said. "We had to come up with some tiny dress mannequins."

Fritze said some of the mannequins are on loan from the WSU 4-H extension office. Some are on loan from Mary Luce, by way of the Touchet Valley Arts Council and the Depot Society has purchased a few.

"Fashion changed as women's roles changed," Fritze said, pointing out how movement-restricting the dresses and undergarments were, and how inappropriate they would be for women in their expanded roles in society today.

Fritze said the clothing in the exhibit is on loan from the Boldman Collection, from Christine Broughton, from Mary Luce and from Lorna Barth.

Fritze said she is grateful to them and the Warren Foundation, along with the Pacific Power Foundation for the grants that made this exhibit possible.

"We hope you come and visit us soon," Fritze said.

The exhibit will be on display through December.

The Dayton Historic Depot is located at 222 E. Commercial Ave. It is open Wed. through Sat., from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.